Saving Spoonie (2026)
The verdict
Saving Spoonie is a fresh German film that's only just landed, so ratings are still settling. It's a tight 87-minute watch — easy to fit into a busy night. It's in theatres in India now — best caught on the big screen.
Story
Spoonie, the spoon-billed sandpiper, would have long since gone extinct without Dr. Christoph Zöckler and a tight-knit group of international ornithologists. As if that weren’t bad enough, the migration route of this sparrow-sized wading bird—with its peculiar spoon-shaped bill—runs from Russia through North Korea and China all the way to Myanmar, passing through several of the world’s crisis regions of the past decade. The work of the task force is therefore also a political challenge. It requires diplomatic sensitivity in coordinating with the countries along the flyway. In the tragicomic…
Good to know
| Runtime | 87 min — short |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Language | German |
| Best screen | Theatre / big screen |
Director
Till Harms
Where to watch in Germany
Trailer
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